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leptocercous

leptocercous adjective: having a single, long caudal filament or tail spine.

Adjective

leptocercous (not comparable)

  1. Having a single, long caudal filament or tail spine.
    • This larva, for which the name Cercaria photifera is suggested, is a leptocercous form with pear-shaped body and a tail with fluted margins.1922, Parasitology, page 262

Origin of leptocercous

From lepto- + -cercous.

Questions about leptocercous

What does leptocercous mean?
Leptocercous means having a single, long caudal filament or tail spine.
What part of speech is leptocercous?
Leptocercous is an adjective.

Words near leptocercous in the dictionary

  1. leptocephalous
  2. leptocephalus
  3. leptocephaly
  4. leptoceratopsid
  5. leptoceratopsids
  6. leptocercous
  7. leptocerid
  8. leptocerids
  9. leptochariid
  10. leptochariids
  11. leptochitonid

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